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Finney CountyKansas
Finney County is a county in western Kansas with its seat in Garden City. The county was created on February 22, 1883, from territory that included parts of Arapahoe, Sequoyah, Grant, Gray, Kearney, Lane, and Meade counties.
- Founded1883
- County seatGarden City
- Land area1,302 sq mi + 0.7 sq mi water
- Population38,470 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped15,914 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Finney on the map of Kansas
Kansas has 105 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1883 from Arapahoe County, Sequoyah County, Grant County, Gray County, Kearney County, Kearny County, Lane County and Meade County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Finney County was formed in 1883 from Arapahoe County, Sequoyah County, Grant County, Gray County, Kearney County, Kearny County, Lane County and Meade County. Garden City is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1883 for land now in Finney County may have been recorded in Arapahoe County, Sequoyah County, Grant County, Gray County, Kearney County, Kearny County, Lane County and Meade County.
- 1883Finney County created Finney created from all of Arapahoe and Sequoyah, and parts of Grant, Gray, Kearney (now spelled Kearny), Lane and Meade; Arapahoe, Grant, Gray, Kearney, Meade, and Sequoyah eliminated. Finney not fully organized. · Kans. Laws 1883, 20th leg., ch. 70, sec. 2/p. 114
- 1884Changed Finney attached to Ford "for judicial purposes." · Kans. Laws 1884, spec. sess., ch. 9/p. 21
- 1885Lost territory Finney lost to re-creation of Meade. · Kans. Laws 1885, 21st leg., ch. 71, secs. 2, 5/p. 110
- 1887Lost territory Finney lost to creation of Garfield (extinct) and Haskell, and lost to the re-creation of Grant, Gray, and Kearney (now spelled Kearny). Haskell not fully organized, attached to Finney "for judicial purposes." · Kans. Laws 1887, 22d leg., ch. 81, secs. 1-2, 4-6, 8/pp. 111-113 and ch. 132/p. 195
- 1893Gained territory Finney gained all of Garfield; Garfield eliminated. The Kansas Supreme Court determined the creation of Garfield was unconstitutional because it contained less than 432 square miles.from Garfield· Kans. Laws 1893, 25th leg., ch. 98/pp. 173-174; "State of Kansas v. Commissioners of Garfield County," in Kansas Rpts., 54:372-374
Show all 14 changes
- 1883Finney County created Finney created from all of Arapahoe and Sequoyah, and parts of Grant, Gray, Kearney (now spelled Kearny), Lane and Meade; Arapahoe, Grant, Gray, Kearney, Meade, and Sequoyah eliminated. Finney not fully organized. · Kans. Laws 1883, 20th leg., ch. 70, sec. 2/p. 114
- 1884Changed Finney attached to Ford "for judicial purposes." · Kans. Laws 1884, spec. sess., ch. 9/p. 21
- 1884
- 1885Lost territory Finney lost to re-creation of Meade. · Kans. Laws 1885, 21st leg., ch. 71, secs. 2, 5/p. 110
- 1885
- 1886Changed Hamilton fully organized, detached from Finney. · Blue Skyways, http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties, 23 November 2004
- 1886
- 1886Changed Greeley detached from Finney, attached to Hamilton. Chapter 87 stated that Greeley was to remain attached to Finney, while chapter 81 stated that Greeley was to be detached from Ness and attached to Hamilton. Seward detached from Finney, attached to Meade; Stevens attached to Finney. All attachments were "for judicial purposes." · Kans. Laws 1886, spec. sess., chs. 81, 86-87/pp. 116, 120-121
- 1886
- 1886Changed Stevens fully organized, detached from Finney. · Blue Skyways, http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties, 23 November 2004
- 1886
- 1887Lost territory Finney lost to creation of Garfield (extinct) and Haskell, and lost to the re-creation of Grant, Gray, and Kearney (now spelled Kearny). Haskell not fully organized, attached to Finney "for judicial purposes." · Kans. Laws 1887, 22d leg., ch. 81, secs. 1-2, 4-6, 8/pp. 111-113 and ch. 132/p. 195
- 1887Changed Haskell fully organized, detached from Finney. · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
- 1893Gained territory Finney gained all of Garfield; Garfield eliminated. The Kansas Supreme Court determined the creation of Garfield was unconstitutional because it contained less than 432 square miles.from Garfield· Kans. Laws 1893, 25th leg., ch. 98/pp. 173-174; "State of Kansas v. Commissioners of Garfield County," in Kansas Rpts., 54:372-374
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Finney
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Official
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 15,914 parcels from Finney County GIS (org 'Finney County GIS', urlKey finneycountygis; item 9e3691d1d0e64182aa19dac298b6c7f8 proxies the county's FinneyCountyAppraisers server). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 19,555 in all from Kansas 911 Coordinating Council NG911 program, hosted by DASC (Data Access and Support Center for the Kansas GIS Policy Board).
edited 13 July 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Finney by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Finney County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Finney County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Finney County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Finney County
- When was Finney County founded?
- Finney County was founded in 1883, formed from Arapahoe County, Sequoyah County, Grant County, Gray County, Kearney County, Kearny County, Lane County and Meade County.
- What is the county seat of Finney County?
- The county seat of Finney County is Garden City.
- Is there an online parcel map for Finney County?
- Yes. Finney County GIS (org 'Finney County GIS', urlKey finneycountygis; item 9e3691d1d0e64182aa19dac298b6c7f8 proxies the county's FinneyCountyAppraisers server) publishes a parcel map of 15,914 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Finney County's boundary or name changed?
- Finney County was created in 1883 from Arapahoe County, Sequoyah County, Grant County, Gray County, Kearney County, Kearny County, Lane County and Meade County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 13 later changes, chiefly involving Ford County, Hamilton County and Scott County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Finney County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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